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General discussion about locomotives, rolling stock, and equipment

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 #630084  by bengt
 
Do you see such wheel defects on American wheels?

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 #630496  by DutchRailnut
 
Sure shelling, happens a lot on wheels of cars with diskbrakes.
 #633404  by gp9rm4108
 
I would say a VERY high percentage of the freight car wheels running around North America look like that.
 #639594  by scharnhorst
 
gp9rm4108 wrote:I would say a VERY high percentage of the freight car wheels running around North America look like that.
I'll 2ed that looks like something off of a Hopper Car after a few trips from a Coal Mine to the power plant and back.
 #917392  by cigardave
 
yep, though i do not see any defect on that wheel that would make us take the wheel out! the shells need to be 1 inch in diameter, or 2 1/2 inches long..
 #917454  by scharnhorst
 
Only thing about Flat Spots in a wheel set is that it makes for job security for the track maintaince guys.